China in mind, Joshi keeps off Dalai meet

Having issued an appeal for an amicable resolution of the Ayodhya dispute barely a fortnight ago, the Dalai Lama’s first public appearance in Delhi today was a remarkably low-key affair. Even HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, a confirmed guest till yesterday, failed to show up.

Dalai Lama to Visit Vancouver, British Columbia

His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and religious and spiritual leader, will make a rare visit to Vancouver, British Columbia April 18 – 20, 2004. The Dalai Lama’s last visit to Vancouver was in 1993.